Heavy rains overnight along the Front Range led the National Weather Service in Denver to issue multiple flood warnings this morning that are spread out over the next several days in northeast Colorado.

The most recent flood warning this morning concerned the South Platte River near Weldona, which could see moderate flooding from late Friday night to late Sunday night, according to the NWS.

The river is expected to rise to near flood stage Saturday morning, which could mean 10-foot-deep flowing water, causing widespread lowland and meadow flooding. Water also could rise over area railroad tracks, and irrigation operations on farmland could be impacted, the NWS warned.

At 10:45 a.m. today, the river's stage was at 3.8 feet, which had jumped .3 feet in only 15 minutes, according to the NWS. Flood stage means it has reached 10 feet. The NWS forecasts tha tthe river could rise above flood stage by early Saturday morning and continue to rise to near 11.2 feet by Saturday evening. The river will drop below flood stage by Sunday night.

Other local areas of concern in the flood warnings are along the South Platte River near Henderson and affecting Adams County, near Kersey and affecting Weld County and near Balzac and affecting Logan, Morgan and Washington counties.

The NWS urged people who feel they may be affected by flooding to take necessary precautions immediately.

Rain and scattered showers are expected to continue today through Sunday along the Front Range and out onto the Plains. At least minor flooding is expected along the South Platte River.

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